In an industry packed full of egos and posers, Akira Nakai brings an element of cool that has been unmatched in the car business for quite some time. He is the James Dean of our time, never caught without a cigarette burning away bet [ … ]

If you’ve been around the car audio game for any part of the past three decades, chances are you’ve heard of Mark Eldridge or his 1987 Toyota 4Runner. Probably both. Known throughout the car audio world as one of its mightiest heroes, M [ … ]

Smoky Nagata is an enigma in Japanese tuning circles, and his brand Top Secret carries more meaning than you may be aware of. Nagata-san is a very softly spoken, introverted type of guy who greatly values his privacy and space; a man who [ … ]

In a span of eight years, during what could be considered the glory days of Sport Compact Drag Racing, Lisa Kubo won over 35 events, all while also racking up an impressive list of championships. In 2004, she went undefeated in [ … ]

Our last regular issue of PASMAG (April/May 2015; #130) introduced a band of brothers who have helped shape the Japanese (and global) tuning scenes like few have been able to. The group, known as Record [ … ]

NO DOUBT, MANY OF YOU READING PASMAG HAVE HEARD OF THE "MID NIGHT CLUB." THIS GROUP OF LEGENDARY STREET RACERS NEEDS NO INTRODUCTION; THEY'VE BEEN THE FOCUS OF BOTH ARCADE AND CONSOLE VIDEO GAMES, EVEN TO [ … ]

We sat down with Bulletproof Automotive boss Ben Schaffer, North America's authority on all things JDM, to really just get an answer to what this whole JDM thing is about. Mr. Schaffer is a super passionate individual, especially about this topic, [ … ]

Special edition, limited edition, collector’s edition – these are all terms that can be used in just about any enthusiast circle to signify something that sticks out from the average and everyday. Auto enthusiasts can add one more to th [ … ]

While others step away from the industry and close their doors to enthusiasts, there has always been one constant in California, pumping out ‘Fish Editions’ of any car you can imagine, year after year. David Rivera refused to leave the [ … ]

All of the super-successful companies we’ve ever researched have always had one thing in common: an unswerving adherence to a core guiding principle. Well, drag racer Kenny Tran took his knowledge of world-class construction and tuning, and h [ … ]